Bhubaneswar: KIIT and Rotary International will set up an eye hospital in Kandhamal parliamentary constituency soon. The hospital will start functioning within one year and treat patients entirely free of cost, said Shekhar Mehta, President, Rotary International during his visit to KIIT & KISS on 30th October 2021.
Mehta visited all campuses of KIIT and units of KISS. Speaking at KIIT Knowledge Tree Lecture Series, he said, “the simple practice “each one, teach one” can remove illiteracy from the country. Aim of KIIT and Rotary are similar,” he added.
Mehta was declared the Global Goodwill Ambassador of Art of Giving. As an ambassador, he will promote Art of Giving by spreading the message of ‘kind and happiness’ globally.
On the occasion, Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS and Kandhamal MP was pinned as Rotarian by the President, Rotary International. “My heartfelt gratitude to him for pinning me as Rotarian, giving his consent to become the Global Goodwill Ambassador of Art of Giving and committing to set up an eye hospital that will provide free treatment to people at Kandhamal within 1 year,” he said.
My heartfelt gratitude to him for pinning me as Rotarian, giving his consent to become the Global Goodwill Ambassador of @ArtofGiving_net & committing to set up an eye hospital that’ll provide free treatment to people at #Kandhamal within 1 year.
Here are some photos from today! pic.twitter.com/gdISI0JW03— Achyuta Samanta (@achyuta_samanta) October 30, 2021
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